This information collection associated
with Regulation K requires Edge and agreement corporations and U.S.
branches, agencies, and other offices of foreign banks supervised
by the Federal Reserve to establish and maintain procedures
reasonably designed to ensure and monitor compliance with the Bank
Secrecy Act and related regulations.
Decrease in burden hours
reflects: (1) an update of respondent count; and (2) a shift of 311
respondents from establishing a compliance program (average hours
per response = 16), to maintaining a compliance program (average
hours per response = 4), for a net decrease of 7,012 hours.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.